'Escalade' definitions:
Definition of 'escalade'
(from WordNet)
noun
An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
verb
Climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"
Definition of 'Escalade'
From: GCIDE
- Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata), fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder. See Scale, v. t.] (Mil.) A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart. [1913 Webster]
- Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery. --Buckminster. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Escalade'
From: GCIDE
- Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaladed; p. pr. & vb. n. Escalading.] (Mil.) To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as, to escalate a wall. [1913 Webster]